Gliding Tobster
@glidingtobster.bsky.social
Obsessive glider pilot & instructor. Border Collies' personal clown. EVs + house batteries and all that. Computer games, playing and developing. DIY, 3D printing, cobbling & concocting. Culturally a bit left, economically a bit right.
Missing summer already.
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Missing summer already.
21.5kWh from my new setup today 🌞💥 #solarpanels
September 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
21.5kWh from my new setup today 🌞💥 #solarpanels
I found another one. Fascinating insects. I think this one had been hit by a vehicle, so I took it to a fallen conifer to complete its lifecycle.
youtube.com/shorts/Wjp4t...
youtube.com/shorts/Wjp4t...
What to do with Greater Yorkshire Death Hornet #GreaterHorntail #sawfly #yorkshire #nature #insects
YouTube video by GlidingTobster
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July 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I found another one. Fascinating insects. I think this one had been hit by a vehicle, so I took it to a fallen conifer to complete its lifecycle.
youtube.com/shorts/Wjp4t...
youtube.com/shorts/Wjp4t...
This is the Greater Yorkshire Death Hornet. It has stung a tree that made it angry, which has fallen over and died from the pain.
#GreaterHorntail #Sawfly
#GreaterHorntail #Sawfly
June 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
This is the Greater Yorkshire Death Hornet. It has stung a tree that made it angry, which has fallen over and died from the pain.
#GreaterHorntail #Sawfly
#GreaterHorntail #Sawfly
Bugs on the airframe today. Grim, but a good sign; maybe it's not armageddon after all.
April 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Bugs on the airframe today. Grim, but a good sign; maybe it's not armageddon after all.
First time filling in an accident report today.
Learning outcomes:
Instructors - don't just recommend that visiting pilots take off on an actual runway; insist that they do.
Pilots - take off on an actual runway!
The paperwork is grim, with boxes I hope I never have to tick.
#gliding #aviation
Learning outcomes:
Instructors - don't just recommend that visiting pilots take off on an actual runway; insist that they do.
Pilots - take off on an actual runway!
The paperwork is grim, with boxes I hope I never have to tick.
#gliding #aviation
April 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Mid April, flying for an hour and a bit, and one bug on the entire airframe? Bees seem to be doing alright so far this year, but this is really bad.
April 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Mid April, flying for an hour and a bit, and one bug on the entire airframe? Bees seem to be doing alright so far this year, but this is really bad.
Brother sent me this.
It turns out the French have bread vending machines.
I found this hilarious but love it all the same. The service itself is probably serious, but it feels like an ironic backlash against modern western consumerism.
It turns out the French have bread vending machines.
I found this hilarious but love it all the same. The service itself is probably serious, but it feels like an ironic backlash against modern western consumerism.
March 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Brother sent me this.
It turns out the French have bread vending machines.
I found this hilarious but love it all the same. The service itself is probably serious, but it feels like an ironic backlash against modern western consumerism.
It turns out the French have bread vending machines.
I found this hilarious but love it all the same. The service itself is probably serious, but it feels like an ironic backlash against modern western consumerism.
I present possibly the world's first marmite-washed french farmhouse style rinded kefir cheese.
Inspired by @robmanuelyeah.bsky.social's recent marmite tea vid on a @anonopin.bsky.social post a few weeks ago.
It's slightly milder than most, owing to marmite's actually lower salt.
#cheesemaking
Inspired by @robmanuelyeah.bsky.social's recent marmite tea vid on a @anonopin.bsky.social post a few weeks ago.
It's slightly milder than most, owing to marmite's actually lower salt.
#cheesemaking
March 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I present possibly the world's first marmite-washed french farmhouse style rinded kefir cheese.
Inspired by @robmanuelyeah.bsky.social's recent marmite tea vid on a @anonopin.bsky.social post a few weeks ago.
It's slightly milder than most, owing to marmite's actually lower salt.
#cheesemaking
Inspired by @robmanuelyeah.bsky.social's recent marmite tea vid on a @anonopin.bsky.social post a few weeks ago.
It's slightly milder than most, owing to marmite's actually lower salt.
#cheesemaking
March 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
First of the year's thermals that you could call thermals up north yesterday! #gliding #Yorkshire
February 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
First of the year's thermals that you could call thermals up north yesterday! #gliding #Yorkshire
Why was there an uncontrolled helicopter on the approach centreline of the capital of the free world's airport? 🤦♂️
January 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Why was there an uncontrolled helicopter on the approach centreline of the capital of the free world's airport? 🤦♂️
One of these arseholes who think that "except for access" means "cunt parking allowed" just nearly wiped one of my dogs out on his ebike.
January 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
One of these arseholes who think that "except for access" means "cunt parking allowed" just nearly wiped one of my dogs out on his ebike.
Almighty crash in the yard up top, and I'm now stuck at home.
#StormÉowyn
#StormÉowyn
January 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Almighty crash in the yard up top, and I'm now stuck at home.
#StormÉowyn
#StormÉowyn
It's not just Elon Musk. A few years ago I saw Yoshi do it, in Germany of all places, and he even added a simulated moustache.
January 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It's not just Elon Musk. A few years ago I saw Yoshi do it, in Germany of all places, and he even added a simulated moustache.
This is my best effort yet. Burning spicy, almost painful. Test sample caused minor mouth bleeds.
A probable gastroenterologist's nightmare, and I'm applying SAS-style edibility tests before going all-in.
Is there a biological limit of human cheesiness tolerance?
#cheesemaking
A probable gastroenterologist's nightmare, and I'm applying SAS-style edibility tests before going all-in.
Is there a biological limit of human cheesiness tolerance?
#cheesemaking
January 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This is my best effort yet. Burning spicy, almost painful. Test sample caused minor mouth bleeds.
A probable gastroenterologist's nightmare, and I'm applying SAS-style edibility tests before going all-in.
Is there a biological limit of human cheesiness tolerance?
#cheesemaking
A probable gastroenterologist's nightmare, and I'm applying SAS-style edibility tests before going all-in.
Is there a biological limit of human cheesiness tolerance?
#cheesemaking
@vizcomic.bsky.social has left Twitter, and the gammon meltdown in the Facebook comments is hilarious. Did they all read this strip without the tiniest sense of irony?
January 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
@vizcomic.bsky.social has left Twitter, and the gammon meltdown in the Facebook comments is hilarious. Did they all read this strip without the tiniest sense of irony?
Dressed for the big day 🫤
January 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Dressed for the big day 🫤
I'm inventing a conspiracy theory. JWST isn't real and They™ are just adding hexagonal lens flares to Hubble images.
January 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I'm inventing a conspiracy theory. JWST isn't real and They™ are just adding hexagonal lens flares to Hubble images.
Starting to nail this #cheesemaking malarkey.
January 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Starting to nail this #cheesemaking malarkey.
Seems to be diminishing and I haven't charged the Nikon so it's going flat. But managed this.
#AuroraBorealis
#AuroraBorealis
January 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Seems to be diminishing and I haven't charged the Nikon so it's going flat. But managed this.
#AuroraBorealis
#AuroraBorealis
Saw SpaceWeatherLive going nuts this morning but didn't think anything of it. Just stepped out to walk the dogs after work now, and I suppose I should pack the SLR!
#AuroraBorealis
#AuroraBorealis
January 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Saw SpaceWeatherLive going nuts this morning but didn't think anything of it. Just stepped out to walk the dogs after work now, and I suppose I should pack the SLR!
#AuroraBorealis
#AuroraBorealis
My shit take today is that every pilot who flew over the concrete wall at #MuanAirport, thought "that looks a bit shitty" but never blew the whistle on it, should now be doing what all good pilots do and evaluating their actions.
December 30, 2024 at 4:56 PM
My shit take today is that every pilot who flew over the concrete wall at #MuanAirport, thought "that looks a bit shitty" but never blew the whistle on it, should now be doing what all good pilots do and evaluating their actions.